Jennifer McGregor (curator)

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Jennifer McGregor is an American curator and arts planner. Based in New York, she is the Director of Arts and senior curator at Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the Bronx, New York City.[1] There she curates exhibitions and oversees performances that relate to nature, culture and site.[2] Recent projects include an immersive outdoor installation by Chris Doyle, The Lightening – A Project for Wave Hill's Aquatic Garden[3] and the exhibition Field Notes featuring projects by Matthew Friday, David McQueen and Michelle Stuart.[4] McGregor started working in the field as the first director of the New York City's Percent for Art Program between 1983 and 1990.[5] She has served as a consultant on many public art and policy projects including a public art plan for the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2012; a public art plan for Laramie, Wyoming, in 2015,[6] and project management for New York City's Flight 587 Memorial in 2006; managed the commissioned artwork by Daniel Hauben for the New Instructional Building at the Bronx Community College, and more.

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  1. ^ "Board & Staff". Wave Hill, New York Public Garden and Cultural Center. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. ^ "Reality Check Interview with Jennifer McGregor". artistcareerguide.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. ^ Hu, Winnie (2015-05-13). "Wave Hill Puts Spotlight on Art to Celebrate Its Gardens and Lure Visitors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  4. ^ "Field Notes". VCU Sculpture + Extended Media. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. ^ "FAQ – NYC Department of Cultural Affairs". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  6. ^ "Laramie Public Art". Retrieved 2016-03-01.